Back up with Backblaze

- [Instructor] With our first Time Machine backup complete,…I want to go to another extent here…and talk about online backup.…I've chosen Backblaze only because…I know somebody who works there…and I was able to get them to cooperate with me…to get us a copy here to show you.…But there's a wide variety…of online backup systems that are available,…and I would not want to influence…your purchasing decision in any way,…I would simply just recommend you look at one…because backing your data up to a local hard drive…risks the data on the local hard drive going bad…when the hard drive fails.…

Backing up to a file server risks the data…if the file server is on the same site…as the computer that's being backed up,…and there's a building fire or an earthquake…or something else that condemns the building…and you no longer have access to the data.…The nice thing about an online backup solution is…all of your data is somewhere completely different.…It's somewhere else,…and this gives you this distance…between you and the backed up data.…

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1/12/2017

While Windows dominates the desktop market, Macs are still widely used, especially in smaller organizations. Knowing how to administer and configure macOS is a key skill that any IT admin should know. In this course, Sean Colins looks at Mac's latest operating system—Sierra—focusing on the most important topics for administrators. You'll first dive into backing up and restoring Sierra, using the built-in solution, Time Machine, and a cloud-based alternative, Backblaze. You'll then learn about iCloud administration, including techniques for restoring deleted files from iCloud and disabling iCloud entirely. Next, learn about working with local storage and the new Apple File System (APFS), which—once released—will provide a unified storage solution across macOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Then find out how to monitor macOS Sierra using the new console, unified logging system, and commands for collecting, searching, and debugging logs. The course then concludes with an overview of enterprise-wide security solutions for Sierra and how mobile device management can help with system imaging at scale.